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<p n="40">Case</p>
<p n="41"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n41-1">William Frankland</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ23">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo67">Newgate</rs>
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for Debt having been very active in promoting a Complaint to<lb></lb>
the Court of Aldermen of several Abuses &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Extertions committed in the said Goal by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n41-2">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ24">Wife</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n41-3">John Nicholls</rs>
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one of the head Turnkey's & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ25">Clerk of the Papers</rs>
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there, she thought it adviserble (in order to present<lb></lb>
a discovery) to have the said Frankland removed into the Country and to that End to have him charged with<lb></lb>
a felony in some distant County</p>
<p n="42">For this Purpose she first applyed to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n42-1">John Warwick</rs>
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(then sevant to the person who<del>keeps</del>
kept the Tap in a Newgate<del>an under Turnkey &</del>
a Creature of her own, One who<lb></lb>
had stood on the Pillory once or twice for Perjury, but he refusing to swear what she desired did however<lb></lb>
by her directions apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n42-2">Eward Bygrave</rs>
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a notorious Gambler & who had some obligations to Mrs. Nicholls<lb></lb>
for having some time before got him (as the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo68">Newgate</rs>
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Phrase is) rapped off, with him Warnlik and<lb></lb>
Mrs. Nocholls at last prevailed and<del>having</del>
together concerted their story.</p>
<p n="43">Bygrave and Nicholls dressed themselves up like Country People and in Company with Warwick went in a<lb></lb>
Hackney Coach to Mr. Morris a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ26">Justice of the Peace</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo69">Kensington</rs>
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Bygrave taking upon him the name<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n43-1">John Spruce</rs>
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and Mrs. Nicholls that of his sister <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n43-3">Sarah spruce</rs>
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and there Bygrave made and subscribed the<lb></lb>
Information hereunto annexed maked (A)</p>
<p n="44">This Information having been taken down in Writing by the Justice himself and being signed in his<lb></lb>
presence only he called in Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n44-1">Richard Horton</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ27">Clerk</rs>
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and before him Bygrave acknowledged the<lb></lb>
subseription to be his hand and swore to the Truth of the Information whereupon they had a Warrant<lb></lb>
of detainer granted<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and delivered to Bygrave and by him and Mrs. Nicholls sent by a Porter or Lord<lb></lb>
inclosed in a Letter directed to Mr. Bold This Letter was by the Porter delivered to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n44-3">Jonathan Keate</rs>
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under<lb></lb>
Turnkey who carried it to Mr. Nicholls and he has since Burnt it as he confessed before the Aldermen &<lb></lb>
Committee</p>
<p n="45"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">25th. Junry 1739</note>
<lb></lb>
Warwick made oath of these Tacts before the Lord Mayor whereupon Warrants were granted for<lb></lb>
apprehending Mrs. Nicholls and Bygrave, Nicholls got out of the Way and could not be taken, but<lb></lb>
Bygrave being taken was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo70">Woodstreet</rs>
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Counter & next day brought before the acting Justice<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo71">Guild hall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="46"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo72">Warwick</rs>
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again made Oath as before & Mr. Horton the Justices Clerk attending with the original<lb></lb>
Information, swore that Bygrave was the Man who made it by the name of Spruce the acting Justices<lb></lb>
being about to commit Bygrave to Newgate he freely confedded the whole Fact acknowledged the Name</p>
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